I provide clear, evidence-based commentary for journalists covering the older built environment, mental health, community well-being, and public policy spanning urban planning, historic preservation, environmental review, and agencies like the National Park Service, State Historic Preservation Offices, and the Advisory Council on Historic Preservation.
As an author, planner, social scientist, and former municipal planning lead, I bridge the gap between academic research and government administration—offering nuanced, insider perspectives on how human psychology, place attachment, and public policy shape our relationship with historic places.
Speaking & executive briefings: Bridging social science and statutory governance
I deliver evidence-based keynotes, technical workshops, and off-the-record briefings that give elected officials, government executives, planning directors, and policy institutes an actionable blueprint to make heritage conservation frameworks more responsive to the public.
Connecting critical heritage theory, environmental psychology, and public policy evaluation directly to land-use law and legislative decision-making, I help leaders transform historic preservation from a reactive regulatory hurdle into an equitable, human-centered tool for today’s community planning needs.
